The first year of Honda’s long-running two-stroke race-replica series, this NSR250R looks to be in very good, unrestored shape and has a valid title and is currently road-registered!
The NSR250R was powered by an ever-so-slightly undersquare 249cc, liquid-cooled two-stroke v-twin. It was fed by a pair of carburetors and featured Hondas ATAC torque-boosting system to plump up the little 90° twin’s midrange. Power went to the rear wheel through a cassette-type six-speed gearbox designed for faster gearing changes trackside, although it obviously makes transmission jobs easier for road riders…
Unlike many small-displacement motorcycles, these are seriously high-performance machines, with modified versions capable of making well north of 50hp. Styled to closely resemble the successful RS250RF race bikes they featured an aluminum twin-spar frame, triple-disc brakes, and all the mass-centralization and weight-reduction tricks found on larger sports motorcycles.
From the original eBay listing: 1987 Honda NSR250 for Sale
This is a rare Honda NSR250R MC16 in excellent, original condition. I have owned this bike for 13yrs. It is a grey market motorcycle currently titled and registered in Colorado, USA.
It has all original undamaged body work and body stickers. The engine is a V twin, watercooled 2stroke with oil injection. The bike has only 6385km. (3950miles). Everything works as it should. It is fast and fun to ride.
The rear tire and battery are near new. I rebuilt the master cylinder and installed a new original fuel petcock. The bike has never had an accident or damage. Included is a factory parts book and CD.
Titled two-strokes are very desirable things around these parts. They were never that common in the US in the first place, and emissions laws killed them off sooner here than over in Europe and Japan, where two-strokes were both more popular and road legal for longer.
1987 was the first year of this little race-rep and red was the most often-seen color, although the bike was also available in less common blue or white. Asking price is $5,200 although the reserve has not yet been met and bidding is only up to about $2,900 as I write this. I realize that five grand buys a whole lot of motorcycle these days, but for something so cool, nimble and collectable, it seems a small price to pay.
-tad
Well, that sold quick.
Good price I reckon if the bike is as sweet and original as it looks.